sustainable project for itaparica island, all saints bay, salvador-ba brazil

NORTHEAST REGION

3 million inhabitants

Brazil: 183.9 million inhabitants

Bahia State: 13 million inhabitants

http://www.pontesalvadorilhadeitaparica.ba.gov.br/

The state government decided to build a

bridge between the island and Salvador city.

To know more about the project please visit

(only Portuguese version available by now):

Family property, former mangoes farm

Urbane pression

CONSERVATION

THE PROBLEM & THE CHANCE

BUSINESSES CELLS

(WOMEN) MANGO CATCHERS ASSOCIATION

YOUNG ORGANIC TECHNICIANS SCHOOL

Reasons for going dehydrated:

Organic, natural, fruit-based, healthy product;

Convenient product: can be stored longer;

Sport practitioners, calories reposition:

Morning cereals;

Cereal bars;

Gourmet;

Souvenirs as an Itaparica Island product.

Some numbers from DESFRUTA

5 fruits; 176 tons of dehydrated fruits / year

Target: wholesale; natural food stores

Sale price: ~US$5/Kg

Total investment: $500,000 plus $100,000 of working capital (year 1)

Total income/year: $900,000 (100% capacity)

IRR (investor)=15%

Results by 2007

120 Producers identified

60 Producers defined

30 Producers in GPS

10,000 Mangoes trees registered

15 Mangoes varieties

50% is “Espada” type

3 million fruits / season

Expected Triple Bottom Line Results

Sustainable

Development Unit

Job creation

Technical qualification

Fixing the man in his/her origin

Strengthen associativism

Fruit varieties identification

Biodiversity protection

Organic production stimulus

Better productivity

Local income increases

Market diversification

Lucio Felix de Souza Neto

lucio@thermopyla.com.br

+55 (71) 9957-1269

Skype: lucioneto@hotmail.com